Author Detail for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (5 Quotes)

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1 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow General Judgement We judge ourselves by what we feel we a capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have allready done.
2 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Literature Persistence The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.
3 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow General Quality It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
4 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow General Self Esteem He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.
5 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Science Perseverance Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.